Saturday, September 29, 2012

A while back (years ago) I was missing my Raggedy Ann something fierce. I saw this New Raggedy on Sale at the mall and made her mine.

She is a 25" Applause Raggedy Ann from the late 90s.

To me, she has that perfect look of innocence and fun that Raggedy Ann is all about, and retains the classic look, even without the shoe-button eyes.

I grew up with Raggedy Ann: I read the books, sang the song, heck, my whole room was decorated with Raggedy Ann (comforter, sheets, throw pillows, bank, planters, lamp, and doll). Not to forget my Raggedy Ann nightgown and my Raggedy Ann party dress. So it was a wonderful moment to finally have a Raggedy Ann again to call my own.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Yesterday we visited Akihabara - land of electronics and geek culture. This area of town is filled with bright flashy lights, second hand game/toy/card stores, and just wonderful.

I saw Pullip dolls, Blythe dolls, Momoko dolls, all sorts of dolls. I even browsed in an official Volks store (Ouch! Pricey!) and an official Azone store (not as pricey). The dolls were amazing, but I was good and didn't buy any... yet.

We had dinner at a Spanish/Italian Tapas bar on the 7th floor of the Chomp Chomp building. (No, really, that was its name.)

Sunday, September 16, 2012

I love dolls with red hair. Unfortunately, I had very few as a child. When I was old enough to play with Barbie, she had decided to be blonde, and only blonde. White/blond was the color of choice for most baby dolls, and if a doll wasn't blonde, she was brunette. I had one strawberry blonde baby doll that I absolutely loved, probably since she had hair like mine. (Unfortunately, her neck broke and she eventually made her way to the trash.)

As a child, I was unaware that there were other dolls in the My Friend Mandy line. The other dolls were released later and by the time Becky was released, I really wasn't playing with Mandy anymore. When I started enjoying my dolls again, a few years ago, I decided that one day I would have all of the My Friend dolls. So when I saw this Becky (an amazing red head) on Ebay, I knew she needed to come live with me and her friend, Mandy.

Here she is with her best friend, Mandy.

Her face is perfect, though I do need to wash some dark smudges off of it. (I love the freckles.)

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Well, last week I bought a roller skating outfit for Licca. The only problem is that the skates are too roomy on her feet and the outfit didn't come with socks. With all the extra room she toppled, rolled, and fell over. The only pair of socks I had were the ones for her school uniform which are knee highs, unfortunately they didn't work with the outfit. So while I was at Hard Off/Hobby Off I found a cute pair of anklets for her that came with a dress. On a buying frenzy, I also purchased a little closet for her too. The skates fit much better.

I need to de-pink this closet, but otherwise it is great. It even came with the hangers.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

So, I mentioned that I went a little hog-wild at the Hard Off/Hobby Off yesterday...

I broke down and bought a Re-Ment case to display my miniatures. Imagine my surprise (and cackles of glee) when the clerk informed me that it came with all the cute Minnie Mouse and Daisy items displayed in it.

Here it is with the items it came with and 3 "Mickey's Vintage Kitchen" sets that I had previously purchased.

About Me

I've always had dolls, played with dolls, and collected dolls. Recently I decided to connect with other doll enthusiasts through a local doll club and blogging/talking about the dolls I own and love. Spring 2012 I moved to Japan and began posting Japan related posts on the blog. Outside of dolls, I enjoy reading, crafting, touring, my cat, and my husband. Not necessarily in that order. I have just returned to the US!